Senior Software Developer

Senior Software Developer (AI)- Information Management & Information Technology

Req ID: 214381
Location: Central Zone, Westway 1
Department: IMIT Digital Initiatives-CNS
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%)
MGMT/NON-Union: Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 9-Jan-26

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Software Developer to join our team supporting AI initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals passionate about AI, cloud technologies, and digital transformation in healthcare. As a member of our team, you will work on advanced projects, collaborate with experts, and help shape the future of healthcare technology at Nova Scotia Health.

Key Responsibilities of the Senior AI Developer include:

- Collaborate with data architects, engineers, and solution architects to deliver AI solutions aligned with organizational goals

- Monitor AI models and applications (LLMs, agents, custom models) in production

- Develop and maintain robust alerting mechanisms

- Manage, optimize, and version prompts and model configurations to enhance performance and reduce hallucinations

- Deploy, scale, and maintain AI agents for high availability

- Maintain, debug, and optimize Python codebases supporting AI applications

- Analyze application and AI-specific metrics (latency, throughput, error rates, model drift, bias, fairness) and implement optimizations

- Design and execute automated evaluation test scripts for AI models/applications

- Plan and execute upgrades to leverage new model versions and other relevant AI technologies

- Maintain and evolve configurations for deploying and managing cloud infrastructure

- Ensure compliance with security best practices and relevant standards (e.g., FHIR for healthcare data)

About You

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field required

- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in software engineering and/or software development required

- Advanced proficiency in AI application development, debugging, and scripting

- Excellent problem‑solving skills for complex distributed AI systems

- Knowledge of metrics and methodologies for evaluating AI model performance, drift, and bias

- Understanding of relevant industry standards, such as FHIR, for healthcare applications

- Detail‑oriented, able to follow direction, and function well within a team setting and independently

- Well‑developed organizational and communication skills

- Ability to meet deadlines and work effectively in a dynamic, evolving environment

- Experience in Google Vertex AI Search, Google Agent Development Kit (ADK), LangChain, or similar LLM orchestration frameworks an asset

- Experience in GCP services pertinent to AI (Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Functions) and experience with monitoring tools an asset

- Experience in Azure cloud and development of AI models and agents in a Microsoft environment an asset

- Proficiency with Terraform for automated infrastructure provisioning and management an asset

- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours

- Permanent Full‑Time Position; 75 hours biweekly

- Hybrid Position

- A skills test may be used as part of the selection process

Compensation and Benefits

$40.95 - $51.93 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long‑term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self‑identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self‑identify.

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